JP2000177474A - Footrest plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a footrest plate capable of being easily mounted and dismounted without impairing its appearance. SOLUTION: One surface of this footrest plate 1 is formed with a tread face, while the other surface is mounted on a prescribed position of a vehicle body or the like. For the purpose of mounting the footrest plate 1 on the vehicle body or the like, the footrest plate 1 has a first anchor leg clip 5 for engaging with a first mounting hole 7 formed in a prescribed position of the vehicle body, and a second anchor leg clip 6 for engaging with a second mounting hole 9 formed in another position of the vehicle body. A lock pawl 14 of the first anchor leg clip 5 is formed such that the lock pawl 14 can be bent to a releasing direction of the engagement with the first mounting hole 7 by inserting a push piece 25 between the footrest plate 1 and the vehicle body, while the second anchor leg clip 6 is formed such that the engagement of the second anchor leg clip 6 with the second mounting hole 9 can be released by moving the footrest plate 1 after the dismounting of the first anchor leg clip 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a footrest plate in which a tread surface is formed on one surface and mounting means is provided on the other surface, and the footrest plate is mounted at a predetermined position on a vehicle body or the like by the mounting means. But also to a footrest plate that can be easily removed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A bracket is provided at a predetermined position on a vehicle body, and a footrest plate is attached to the bracket. In mounting the conventional footrest plate, the footrest plate is fixed to the bracket using bolts and nuts. Specifically, a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole are provided in the bracket, and a nut is fixed to the back side by welding or the like. On the other hand, a bolt insertion hole is formed in the footrest plate at a position corresponding to the mounting hole of the bracket. The mounting of the footrest plate is performed by positioning the bolt holes so as to correspond to the mounting holes of the bracket, inserting the bolts, and screwing into the nuts.

[0003]

Since the above-mentioned footrest plate can be removed by rotating a bolt screwed to the nut, there is an advantage that the footrest plate can be replaced. However, because of the mounting described above, a bolt hole is formed in the footrest plate, and a hole is formed in the tread surface, which impairs the appearance. In addition, both in mounting and removing, the rotation of the fastening bolt is required, and a screwing operation in a narrow place is forced.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a footrest plate that can be easily attached and easily removed without deteriorating its appearance.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a tread surface is formed on one surface and mounting means is provided on the other surface, and the mounting means is mounted at a predetermined position on a vehicle body by the mounting means. A footrest plate, wherein the mounting means includes a first anchor leg clip which engages a first mounting hole formed at a predetermined position on the vehicle body, and a second anchor leg clip formed at another predetermined position on the vehicle body. The second engaging with the mounting hole of
The anchoring claw of the first anchor leg clip can be deflected in a direction of disengaging from the first mounting hole by a pushing piece that enters through a gap between the footrest plate and the vehicle body. And the second anchor leg clip is formed so that the footrest plate can be disengaged from the second mounting hole after the removal of the first anchor leg clip. A featured footrest plate is provided.

[0006]

Since the footrest plate has the above configuration, no mounting hole is formed on the tread surface, and the appearance is not impaired. Further, in mounting the footrest plate, the first anchor leg clip is positioned in the first mounting hole, the second anchor leg clip is positioned in the second mounting hole, and the footrest plate is fixed by simply pushing the footrest plate toward the vehicle body. When removing, push in the pushing piece such as a screwdriver from the gap between the footrest plate and the car body,
When the distal end is engaged with the locking claw of the first anchor leg clip and pushed in as it is, the first anchor leg clip bends so as to release the engagement with the first mounting hole. In this state, when the footrest plate portion having the first anchor leg clip is lifted away from the vehicle body, the portion rises from the vehicle body, and the lifted portion is moved to slide on the vehicle body. The clip comes off the second mounting hole,
The entire footrest plate can be removed from the vehicle. In this way, the footrest plate can be easily attached and detached without the need to rotate the bolt in a narrow place. Further, in reattaching the removed footrest plate, it is only necessary to align the first anchor leg clip with the first mounting hole, align the second anchor leg clip with the second mounting hole, and push the footrest plate toward the vehicle body.

The footrest plate can also be formed so as to be mounted on the upper surface of a footrest body made of a box-shaped member, whereby the footrest plate having the appearance of the tread surface of the footrest body can be replaced with various ones. Can also. Further, the second mounting hole is formed as a long hole extending toward the first mounting hole, and the first mounting hole of the second mounting hole is formed.
A portion near the mounting hole is formed as a wide hole extending outward from the locking claw of the second anchor leg clip, and the footrest plate is slid in the direction of the first mounting hole so that the second anchor leg clip is inserted into the wide hole. The second anchor leg clip can be moved to be removable from the second mounting hole.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show details of the footrest plate 1, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the footrest plate 1 is fixed to a bracket 2 fixed to a vehicle body panel, and FIG. 6 shows a mounting hole formed in the bracket 2. FIG. 7 shows how the footrest plate 1 is detached from the bracket 2. In this embodiment, the footrest plate 1 is attached to the bracket 2 fixed to the vehicle body panel. However, the footrest plate 1 can be directly attached to the vehicle body panel instead of the bracket. Further, since the footrest plate 1 of the present invention is very easy to attach and detach, it can be used not only as a direct attachment to the vehicle body but also as a replaceable top plate for a box-shaped footrest. ,
In addition to replacement for maintenance and repair, the top plate, which is the appearance of the footrest tread surface, can be replaced with various ones as required.

The footrest plate 1 is formed of a rectangular plate-shaped plastic integrally molded with a length corresponding to the driver's foot. The upper surface of the footrest plate 1 is a tread surface 3 for placing a foot, and a geometrical pattern of concavities and convexities for preventing slip is formed in this portion. On the lower surface, a first anchor leg clip 5 and a second anchor leg clip 6 are provided for attaching the footrest plate 1 to the bracket 2. Therefore, there is nothing on the upper surface of the footrest plate 1 such as a mounting hole that impairs the appearance. As shown in FIG. 6, a first mounting hole 7 and a second mounting hole 9 are formed in the bracket 2, and the first anchor leg clip 5 is engaged with the first mounting hole 7 of the bracket 2. The second anchor leg clip 7
Engages with the second mounting hole 9. It is only necessary to form the mounting holes 6 and 7 in the bracket 2, and it is not necessary to weld the nut. Although the footrest plate 1 has a certain thickness as shown in FIG. 2, the ribs 1 are formed in a space at a central portion and extend vertically and horizontally to save material and reduce weight.
Reinforced by 0, 11, etc.

The first anchor leg clip 5 has a shaft portion 13 which can be inserted into the first mounting hole 7 of the bracket 2 (see FIG. 6). The shaft 13 is provided with a locking claw 14. The locking claw 14 is provided only on the side far from the second anchor leg clip 6. Then, the locking claw 14 is bent in a direction of disengaging from the first mounting hole 7 by a pushing piece (for example, a tip portion of a screw driver) that enters from a gap between the footrest plate 1 and the bracket 2. It is formed so that it can be. In addition, a guide passage 15 is formed on the lower surface side of the footrest plate 1 so that a pushing piece can be easily inserted between the footrest plate 1 and the bracket 2. The first mounting hole 7 of the bracket 2 is formed to be large enough to receive the shaft 13 of the first anchor leg clip 5.
4 has a locking edge 17.

The second anchor leg clip 6 has a shaft portion 18 which can be inserted into the second mounting hole 9 of the bracket 2 (see FIG. 6). The shaft 18 is provided with a pair of locking claws 19, 19. The locking claw 19 is provided between the second anchor leg clip 6 and the first anchor leg clip 6.
It is provided to face in a direction crossing a line connecting the anchor leg clip 5. With such a configuration, the second anchor leg clip 6 is locked in the second mounting hole 9 of the bracket 2, but in a state where the first anchor leg clip 5 is disengaged from the first mounting hole 7, The footrest plate 1 can be slid along a line connecting the second anchor leg clip 6 and the first anchor leg clip 5. The second mounting hole 9 of the bracket 2 is divided into two parts as an elongated hole extending toward the first mounting hole 7. The portion 21 farther from the first mounting hole 7 is formed to have a small width, and the locking claw 19 is formed by the insertion of the shaft portion 18.
Is formed in a size to be locked to the edge. The portion 22 on the side closer to the first mounting hole 7 is formed as a wide hole that projects outward from the pair of locking claws 19 of the second anchor leg clip 6. Accordingly, when the second anchor leg clip 6 is moved from the narrow hole portion 21 to the wide hole portion 22, the locking claw 19 of the second anchor leg clip 6 can be pulled out from the second mounting hole 9. .

When the footrest plate 1 is mounted on the bracket 2, the shaft 13 of the first anchor leg clip 5 is positioned in the first mounting hole 7, and the shaft 1 of the second anchor leg clip 6 is positioned.
8 is positioned in the second mounting hole 9 and the footrest plate 1 is pushed into the bracket 2, that is, the vehicle body side. As a result, the locking claw 14 of the first anchor leg clip 5 is locked to the locking edge 17 of the first mounting hole 7, and the locking claws 19, 19 of the second anchor leg clip 6 are locked to the second mounting hole 9. Narrow hole part 2 of
1, the footrest plate 1 is attached to the bracket 2 while being locked to the edge. This mounting state is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the edge of the footrest plate 1 can be held down by holding a mat 23 extending so as to cover the end of the bracket 2, thereby maintaining the appearance of the floor portion. In this way, the footrest plate 1 can be easily attached to the bracket 2 (and, consequently, the vehicle body) only by pushing it.

Next, an operation of removing the footrest plate 1 attached to the bracket 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 7 (A), a push-in piece 25 such as a screwdriver is moved from a gap between the footrest plate 1 and the bracket 2 using the guide passage 15 (see FIG. 3) on the lower surface of the footrest plate 1. Push in. When the distal end of the pushing piece 25 is engaged with the engaging claw 14 of the first anchor leg clip 5 and is pushed in as it is, FIG.
As shown in (A), the locking claw 14 bends so as to release the engagement with the locking edge 17 of the first mounting hole 7.

When the footrest plate portion having the first anchor leg clip 5 is lifted away from the vehicle body in a state where the locking claw 14 is bent by the pushing piece 25, the portion rises from the vehicle body, and the portion rests on the bracket 2. Connection is disconnected. This state is shown in FIG. Next, FIG.
As shown in (C), the raised portion is slid on the bracket 2 in the direction toward the first mounting hole 7. As a result, the second anchor leg clip 6 moves to the wide hole portion 22 of the second mounting hole 9, and the locking claw 19 is disengaged from the second mounting hole 9, and the second anchor leg clip 6 From the wide hole portion 22. Therefore, if the footrest plate 1 is entirely lifted from the bracket 2 as it is, it can be easily removed from the bracket 2. As described above, the footrest plate 1 can be easily attached and detached without requiring the rotation of the bolt in a narrow place. Further, in order to reattach the removed footrest plate 1 to the bracket, the first anchor leg clip 5 is aligned with the first attachment hole 7 and the second anchor leg clip 6 is 2
It is only necessary to push the footrest plate 1 toward the bracket 2 in accordance with the mounting hole 9.

[0015]

According to the present invention, no mounting hole is formed in the tread surface, and the appearance is not impaired. Also, the footrest plate can be easily attached and detached without requiring the rotation of the bolt in a narrow place. Further, the reattachment of the removed footrest plate can be extremely easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a footrest plate according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the footrest plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the footrest plate of FIG. 1;

4 is a side view of the footrest plate of FIG. 2, (A) showing a left side view, and (B) showing a right side view, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state where the footrest plate according to the present invention is attached to a bracket fixed to a vehicle body panel.

FIG. 6 is a partial plan view of the bracket of FIG. 5;

FIGS. 7A and 7B show steps of removing the footrest plate according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 7A is a view showing an operation of removing the first anchor leg clip, and FIG. FIG.
(C) is a figure which shows the operation which slides a footrest plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Footrest plate 2 Bracket (vehicle body) 3 Tread surface 5 First anchor leg clip 6 Second anchor leg clip 7 First mounting hole 9 Second mounting hole 13 Shaft of first anchor leg clip 14 Engagement of first anchor leg clip Stop claw 15 Guide passage 17 Locking edge of first mounting hole 18 Shaft portion of second anchor leg clip 19 Locking claw of second anchor leg clip 21 Narrow hole portion of second mounting hole 22 Second mounting hole Wide hole part 23 Mat 25 Push piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A footrest plate having a tread surface formed on one surface and mounting means provided on the other surface, the footrest plate being mounted at a predetermined position on a vehicle body by the mounting means, wherein the mounting means includes a predetermined position on the vehicle body. The first formed in
A first anchor leg clip engaged with a mounting hole of the first anchor leg and a second anchor leg clip engaged with a second mounting hole formed at another predetermined position of the vehicle body, wherein the first anchor leg clip Is formed so that it can be deflected in a direction of disengaging from the first mounting hole by a pushing piece that enters through a gap between the footrest plate and the vehicle body, and the second anchor leg clip is The footrest plate is formed so that engagement with the second mounting hole can be released by moving the footrest plate after removing the first anchor leg clip. 2. A footrest plate, wherein a tread surface is formed on one surface and mounting means is provided on the other surface, and the mounting means is mounted at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the footrest main body. A first anchor leg clip that engages a first mounting hole formed at a predetermined position of the footrest body; and a second anchor that engages a second mounting hole formed at another predetermined position on the upper surface of the footrest body. The first claw of the first anchor leg clip can be deflected in a direction of disengaging from the first mounting hole by a pushing piece that enters through a gap between the footrest plate and the upper surface of the footrest body. The second anchor leg clip is configured to engage with the second mounting hole by moving the footrest plate after the removal of the first anchor leg clip. Footrest plate, characterized in that it is formed so as to be divided. 3. The footrest plate according to claim 1, wherein the second mounting hole is formed as a long hole extending toward the first mounting hole, and the first mounting hole of the second mounting hole. Is formed as a wide hole projecting outward from the locking claw of the second anchor leg clip, and the footrest plate is slid in the direction of the first mounting hole to form the second anchor leg clip.
A footrest plate, wherein the second anchor leg clip is detachable from the second mounting hole when the anchor leg clip moves to the wide hole.